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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Aug 4

Solidarity webinar with Palestinian academics on Wednesday.

Voices from the Rubble: Solidarity Webinar

ActforPal invites academics & allies worldwide to a webinar in solidarity with colleagues in Gaza. This is an open and inclusive space.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Jul 31

Protest 🪧 in Groningen station now to #stopthegenocide Other protests happening across the Netherlands now #freepalestine 🇵🇸🍉🕊️

Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Jul 17

You too!

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Jul 11

Great panel at the #jointsession2025 on “The State of the Profession.” Some real talk about how bad things are in philosophy, but also lots of inspiring things happening at the British Philosophical Association to try to save it #philosophymatters

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · May 20

David Lammy saying this is a “dark new phase” in Gaza is a justification for doing nothing up until now. It’s a continuation of the genocide that’s been ongoing for a year and a half.

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Apr 23

Thanks so much, Vittorio. I learned a lot from your response!

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Apr 23

Excited to share this symposium on my book at Philosophy & Public Issues, edited by Uğur Bulgan and Valentina Gentile. Features super interesting critiques from @artsofdenial.bsky.social @vittorio66.bsky.social Mara Marin and Rossella De Bernardi. Thanks to everyone involved 🥰 shorturl.at/FCM7A

Structural Injustice in Contemporary Political Theory: An Introduction

www.fqpjournal.com

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Justin Weinberg @dailynous.com · Apr 16

A fundraiser has been launched to help pay for the legal expenses of the philosophy major taken by ICE earlier this week, and the Columbia Department of Philosophy has issued a statement about the situation and calling for the university to help him.

Columbia Philosophy Statement on Mahdawi / Fundraiser - Daily Nous

The Department of Philosophy at Columbia University has issued a statement about Mohsen Mahdawi, the philosophy major taken by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) this past Monday. The statement...

dailynous.com

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Mar 29

So Trump’s approach to the world’s disputed territories - currently Gaza and Greenland - is to claim the territories and maximally exploit their natural resources. I think there’s a word for that 🤔 And, of course, it’s for their own good.

Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Mar 28

I’ve turned down an invitation to give a talk in the US and I won’t go there until after the Trump regime. I think we should have an organised #academicboycott of the US.

Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · Mar 27

The Trump regime will round you up off the street and arrest you because you spoke your mind.

And federal agents in plain clothes and unmarked cars who refuse to identify themselves will be the ones to do it.

It's fascism.

Call it what it is.

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Fiona Macpherson @macpherson.bsky.social · Mar 24

British Philosophical Association academics warn of threat to world leading status amid growing department and course closures. #PhiloFortnight2025 #PhilosophyMatters

www.educatemagazine.com/philosophy-a...

Philosophy academics warn of threat to world leading status

Philosophy academics have warned that the UK’s world leading status for the subject is under threat after university department closures.

www.educatemagazine.com

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Beth Watts-Cobbe @bethwcobbe.bsky.social · Mar 20

Please join us for our next @i-sphere.bsky.social webinar at 11am on March 26th when the brilliant @lynnemcmordie.bsky.social will be speaking about 'Violence against women and homelessness'. All welcome, please share, sign up here: i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk/event/i-sphe...

I-SPHERE and CHIH March Seminar – I-SPHERE

i-sphere.site.hw.ac.uk

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Claes de Vreese @claesdevreese.bsky.social · Mar 17

Thanks 5000 students and colleagues who come out in ☀️ Amsterdam today to protest cuts in higher education and science.

#DoeHetNiet #stopthecuts @woinactie.bsky.social

First strikes were in Leiden, Utrecht, Nijmegen. After Amsterdam, Groningen is next 💪🏽

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Mar 18

Thousands of University of Groningen staff and students on strike today to protest the proposed 1billion euros of cuts to higher education 🔥

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Guy Longworth @guylongworth.bsky.social · Mar 18

Lots of great stuff going on during the British Philosophical Association’s #PhilosophyMatters campaign: bpa.ac.uk/activities/p...

#PhilosophyMatters - British Philosophical Association

British Philosophy Fortnight 17th-30th March 2025 #PhilosophyMatters #PhiloFortnight2025 What? British Philosophy Fortnight is a new annual initiative to celebrate, promote and champion philosophy. ...

bpa.ac.uk

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Toby Buckle @polphilpod.bsky.social · Mar 14

We're past the days of starter packs, but this is a good one (if I say so myself) - started with podcast guests & grew with suggestions

One stop shop for political theory & philosophy peeps

go.bsky.app/6BBahr1

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Virginia Mantouvalou @vmantouvalou.bsky.social · Mar 11

We had a brilliant conference on Structural Injustice at the University of Cambridge, co-organised with Jude Browne, @maevemckeown.bsky.social & @jowolff.bsky.social celebrating our 5 books.

Thanks to all who participated.

Here on a panel with Ryoa Chung, Nicola Lacey & @bethwcobbe.bsky.social.

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Mar 10

Solidarity with my colleagues on strike in Leiden today 💪🔥We’re going on strike in Groningen on 18 March.

B in the Netherlands @bnetherlands.bsky.social · Mar 10

One more article from me this afternoon for @dutchnewsnl.bsky.social. This one is about today's strike at Leiden University over impending budget cuts to the educational sector.

#Netherlands #Nederland #education #universities #Leiden

www.dutchnews.nl/2025/03/hund...

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Andrea Reyes E (she/her) @altibel.bsky.social · Mar 10

Today, the Dutch strikes against the ideologically motivated budget cuts from the current government started at Leiden University. #KabinetSlooptHogerOnderwijs #DitMoetStoppen #StakingHO @woinactie.bsky.social

Red sign with white letters: A Strong Future Starts With Strong Education

People standing in a demonstration, seen from behind. A person has a sign that says: Hands Off Humanities

A poster collage in black paper with white letters and cutouts from magazines. The text says Investeer in Onderwijs en Onderzoek. There are euro bills going into polluting factories and fighter plane commanded by Benjamin Netanyahu, these are crossed with red and an arrow indicates the money should go to Education and Research

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The Psychologist @psychmag.bsky.social · Mar 8

‘Feminist psychology has its own little language… I find it beautiful and honest’
- @maddipow.bsky.social #IWD2025 www.bps.org.uk/psychologist...

‘Feminist psychology has its own little language… I find it beautiful and honest’ | BPS

Fauzia Khan interviews Dr Madeleine Pownall, Associate Professor at the School of Psychology, University of Leeds.

www.bps.org.uk

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Caleb Ward @calebw.bsky.social · Mar 8

“March 8: A day of rebellion by working women against kitchen slavery. Say no to the oppression and vacuity of household work!"

On the day of struggle for all women of the world, please enjoy this 1932 poster.

A 1932 poster shows the political origins of International Women's Day. The text in Russian reads: "March 8: A day of rebellion by working women against kitchen slavery. Say no to the oppression and vacuity of household work!"

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Mar 8

It was great to see you @ryoa.bsky.social Your paper was wonderful, as always!

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Ryoa Chung @ryoa.bsky.social · Mar 7

With Jan Christoph Heilinger and @maevemckeown.bsky.social

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · Feb 27

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Maeve McKeown @maevemckeown.bsky.social · Feb 26

Structural Injustice and the State with Hugh Collins and @colmocinneide.bsky.social

Structural Injustice and Industry with @ryoa.bsky.social, Beth Watts and Niki Lacey

Theorising Structural Injustice with @jc-h.bsky.social and @sonnykim.bsky.social

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